Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Canada
Canada: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Canada, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Canada stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Canada peaked at 3.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.
Canada ranks 104th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Canada, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.0% | — |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +110.9% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -60.6% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +30.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -16.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +38.4% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +48.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -48.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +232.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -68.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +232.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| 1971 | +110.9% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Canada?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Canada was 0.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.